The
1978 British Home Championship
The
1978 edition of the British Home Championship took place shortly before the
1978 World Cup in Argentina.
From
the Home Nations, only Scotland had qualified for the big event.
That
year’s edition not only served as preparation for the Scots, it was also their
send off in front of home crowd before departing.
They
played all their three matches at home at Hampden Park to mark the occasion.
There
were security concerns for matches at Belfast; therefore Northern Ireland
played all its matches away.
The
Tournament kicked off on May 13th with Scotland hosting Northern
Ireland at home and Wales hosting England.
Nottingham
Forest forward John Robertson made his debut for Scotland.
Northern
Ireland were hampered by the absence of the Arsenal trio of goalkeeper Pat
Jennings and defenders Pat Rice and Sammy Nelson.
They
nevertheless did well against the favored Scots and were able to contain Joe
Jordan. Scotland struggled against a surprising good Irish side that had its
fair of chances.
Martin
O'Neill gave the Irish the lead in the 26th minute. The Scots were
able to equalize ten minutes later through Derek Johnstone and the score
remained unchanged (1-1).
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Photo
From: Shoot, June 27, 1981
(May
13, 1978, Home Championship, Scotland 1-Northern Ireland 1)
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On
the same day, Wales took on England at Cardiff on a poor and bumpy dusty field
and in windy conditions.
Mick
Mills captained England for the first time in Emlyn Hughes’ absence.
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(Team captains, May 13,
1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England 3) |
For
the Welsh, Gareth Davies and Philip Dwyer were earning their second caps.
England
took an early lead in the 8th minute. Mills released Trevor Brooking
on the right side. He crossed to the other side for Peter Barnes on the left
side. Barnes crossed into the box for Bob Latchford to head home. It was his
first ever goal for England.
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Photo From : World Soccer , February
1979
(May 13, 1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England
3)
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Photo From : World Soccer, July 1978
(May 13, 1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England
3)
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Photo
From: England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
(May 13, 1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England
3)
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In
the 16th minute, England’s Trevor Cherry broke his collarbone after
a fall on such a hard pitch. Tony Currie replaced him and this forced a
tactical reorganization for England.
Ray
Wilkins was switched to right back and Mick Mills to left back.
In
the 32nd minute (still in the first half), England were forced to
make their second substitution. Latchford, the goalscorer, pulled a muscle and
had to be replaced with Paul Mariner.
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, Wales v
England, 1980
(May 13, 1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England
3)
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, Wales v
England, 1980
(May 13, 1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England
3)
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In
the second half, Wales pulled level through Philip Dwyer. Dwyer had scored on
his International debut vs. Iran just a month before.
In
the 63rd minute, Mahoney in the center found Harris. Harris went to
the right side and crossed for Dwyer to head home.
However,
in the closing stages England pulled clear to win the match.
In
the 82nd minute, the substitute Currie scored from a long-range
shot.
With
a minute to go, Currie passed to Steve Coppell on left side. He crossed for
Peter Barnes who shot England’s Third.
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May 13, 1978, Home
Championship, Wales 1-England 3) |
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May 13, 1978, Home
Championship, Wales 1-England 3) |
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May 13, 1978, Home
Championship, Wales 1-England 3) |
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(England squad, May 13,
1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England 3) |
On
May 16th, England hosted Northern Ireland at Wembley. England made
changes from its previous match. Peter Shilton, Trevor Francis, Trevor Brooking
and Peter Barnes were out of the lineup. In their places came, Ray Clemence,
Phil Neal, Emlyn Hughes, Stuart Pearson and the debutant Tony Woodcock.
Tony
Currie was given a start and Emlyn Hughes reclaimed the captaincy.
Northern
Ireland were still missing their Arsenal trio and were not expected to win.
England
(playing in a 4-3-3 formation) were in general always in command though the
Irish fought hard.
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May
16, Home Championship, England 1-Northern Ireland 0)
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Photo
From: England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
(May 16, Home Championship, England 1-Northern
Ireland 0) |
It
was in general a poor match decided on the stroke of halftime by Phil Neal’s
first ever goal for England.
Wilkins'
corner from the right side was headed down by Dave Watson for Neal to shoot
England ahead.
England
improved in the second half but could not score more.
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May
16, Home Championship, England 1-Northern Ireland 0)
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May
16, Home Championship, England 1-Northern Ireland 0)
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On
the following day (May 17th), Scotland hosted Wales at Hampden Park.
Scotland
also made some changes from its first match. Starting goalkeeper Alan Rough was
given a rest.
Substitute
goalkeeper James Anton Blyth was tested and started in his second cap.
Similarly,
Sandy Jardine, Martin Buchan, Bruce Rioch, Joe Jordan, John Robertson and
Donald Masson were out of the lineup to give a run-in for others.
These
included Stuart Kennedy (his second cap), Willie Donachie, Graeme Souness,
Willie Johnston and Asa Hartford.
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Photo
From: World Soccer, July 1978
(May 17, Home Championship, Scotland 1-Wales 1) |
Kenny
Dalglish and Kenny Burns were also given starts (the pair had come on as
substitutes in the previous match).
Scotland
took the lead in the 10th minute. Kenny Dalglish passed to Gemmill
who crossed for Derek Johnstone to head in the opener.
Wales
could have tied up the match through a penalty kick, but Flynn (who made a long
run-up to take his attempt) struck the post.
The
unconvincing Scots seemed headed for a win when in the final minute disaster
struck. They had been clearly time wasting in the last few minutes of the match
to secure the score.
However,
a seemingly harmless backpass from Donachie to Blyth, caught the goalkeeper out
of position and earned the Welsh a tie.
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Photo
from: Scotland, the complete international
Football Record, Author Richard Keir
(May
17, Home Championship, Scotland 1-Wales 1)
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On
May 19th, Wales took on Northern Ireland at Wrexham. The conditions
on he pitch were just as bad as the match at Cardiff vs. England.
For
the Welsh, Byron Stevenson earned his first cap. The Irish still had Jennings
and Rice unavailable, though Sammy Nelson did mane an appearance as a
substitute.
The
match was decided on a penalty kick awarded after Northern Ireland’s Jimmy
Nicholl had fouled Nick Deacy in the box. Deacy himself took the game winning
spot kick for the Welsh.
On
the next day (May 20th), the Scotland-England match-up took place at
Glasgow’s Hampden Park.
The
occasion was the Scottish crowd’s last chance to see their representatives
before the World Cup.
Initially
France’s Robert Wurtz was set to referee this match, however, due to illness he
had to opt out. His compatriot Georges Konrath took his place.
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Photo
From: England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1) |
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Photo
From: Scotland, the complete international
Football Record, Author Richard Keir
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1) |
The
Scottish were missing the injure pair of Gordon McQueen and Martin Buchan.
They
were nevertheless more in control in the early going, though Joe Jordan was
once again ineffective.
Dave
Watson had a very good game in the English defense and kept the Scottish at
bay.
The
Scottish were stronger in midfield with Rioch, Masson and Hartford dictating
the play.
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England
v Scotland, 1979
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1) |
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England
v Scotland, 1979
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1) |
Despite
having more of the possession, Scotland could not find a breakthrough.
Scotland
did have a penalty kick claim when Emlyn Hughes appeared to handle a Dalglish
header, but the referee refused the appeals.
England
gradually improved in the second half, when Steve Coppell was pushed in the
midfield.
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England
v Scotland, 1979
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1) |
In
the 82nd minute, the English took the lead and won the match through
Coppell’s first goal for England.
Trevor
Brooking found Peter Barnes who crossed in the box. Trevor Francis and Alan
Rough both jumped for it. Rough was
unable to hold onto the ball and Coppell struck the loose ball into the empty
net.
England
held on to the win and won the 1978 Home Championship with three wins in three.
Scotland finished third behind Wales.
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England
v Scotland, 1979
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1) |
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Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England
v Scotland, 1979
(England
squad, May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England 1)
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During
the match, he Scottish fans had taunted the English crowd, reminding them that
they were going to Argentina. In the
end they may have regretted their actions given their performances in the
Championship as well as the World Cup.
After
the match, the Scottish players returned to the pitch to get a farewell from
crowd of cheers.
Despite
the warm send-off, the Home Championship was a foreshadowing of Scotland’s
problems that lay on the horizon and exposed in Argentina.
They
were in general poor and disorganized and had been mistakenly overconfident.
The
farcical own goal by Donachie in the Wales match was just the most glaring
example.
Their
Argentina adventure would be blighted by the heavy loss vs. Peru (1-3), the
disappointing tie vs. Iran (1-1) that had been seen as a formality and all
capped off by the valiant and ultimately irrelevant win vs. Holland (3-2).
Home
Championship Squads
England:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
1-Peter
Leslie Shilton (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
12-Raymond
Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
Defenders/Midfielders
/Forwards:
2-Michael
Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
3-Trevor John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club)
3-Trevor John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club)
4-Brian
Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club)
6-Anthony
Williams Currie (Leeds United Association Football Club)
7-Stephen James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club)
7-Stephen James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club)
8-Trevor
John Francis
(Birmingham City Football Club)
9-Robert Dennis Latchford (Everton Football Club-Liverpool)
10-Trevor David Brooking (West Ham United Football Club-London)
11-Peter Simon Barnes (Manchester City Football Club)
9-Robert Dennis Latchford (Everton Football Club-Liverpool)
10-Trevor David Brooking (West Ham United Football Club-London)
11-Peter Simon Barnes (Manchester City Football Club)
14-Emlyn
Walter Hughes (captain) (Liverpool Football Club)
15-Philip George Neal (Liverpool Football Club)
16-Raymond
Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
18-Anthony Stewart Woodcock (Nottingham Forest
Football Club)
19-James
‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester
United Football Club)
20-Paul
Mariner (Ipswich
Town Football Club)
Coach:
Ronald Greenwood
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Scotland:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
Alan
Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club -Glasgow)
James
Anton Blyth (Coventry City Football Club / England)
Defenders:
William
Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Martin
McLean Buchan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Kenneth
Burns (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Thomas
Forsyth (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Gordon
McQueen (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Stuart
Robert Kennedy (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)
William
Donachie (Manchester City Football Club / England)
Midfielders
/ Forwards:
Bruce
David Rioch (captain) (Derby County Football Club / England)
Donald
Sandison Masson (Derby County Football Club / England)
Archibald
Gemmill (Nottingham Forest Football
Club / England)
Joseph
Jordan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Derek
Johnstone (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
John
Neilson Robertson (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Graeme
James Souness (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Richard
‘Asa’ Hartford (Manchester City Football Club / England)
William
Johnston (West Bromwich Albion Football Club / England)
Joseph
Jordan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Coach:
Alistair MacLeod
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Northern
Ireland:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
14-James
Archibald Platt (Middlesborough Football Club / England)
Defenders/
Midfielders / Forwards:
4-Christopher
John Nicholl (Southampton Football Club / England)
6-James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club /
England)
7-Martin
Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
8-David
McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England)
9-Gerald
Joseph Armstrong (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
10-Samuel
Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
11-Trevor
Anderson (Petersborough Football Club / England)
12-Bryan
Hamilton (Captain) (Milwall Football Club –London / England)
15-Roland
Christopher McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England)
20-Peter
William Scott (York City Football Club / England)
William
Robert Hamilton (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club –London / England)
George
Terence Cochrane (Burnley Football Club / England)
Samuel
Nelson (Arsenal Football
Club –London / England)
Coach:
Robert Dennis ‘Danny’ Blanchflower
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Wales:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
William
David Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Defenders
/ Midfielders / Forwards:
Malcolm
Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
Joseph Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
David Edward Jones (Norwich City Football Club / England)
Joseph Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
David Edward Jones (Norwich City Football Club / England)
Gareth
Davis (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) Terence
Charles Yorath (captain) (Coventry City Football Club / England)
John
Francis Mahoney (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Philip John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Michael Reginald Thomas (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Philip John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Michael Reginald Thomas (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Simon
Deacy (Philips Sports Vereniging
Eindhoven / Holland) )
David
Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England)
William
Byron Stevenson (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Coach:
Michael Smith
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
1978
Home Championship Matches:
Date: May 13, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Scotland 1-Northern
Ireland 1
Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park
Attendance: 64,433
Referee: William John Gow (Wales)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland):
Derek Johnstone 36
(Northern
Ireland): Martin O'Neill 26
Lineups:
Scotland:
Alan
Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club -Glasgow)
William
Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Martin
McLean Buchan (Manchester United Football Club / England) (Kenneth Burns
(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England) 37th)
Thomas
Forsyth (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Gordon
McQueen (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Bruce
David Rioch (Derby County Football Club
/ England)
Donald
Sandison Masson (Derby County Football Club / England)
Archibald
Gemmill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Joseph
Jordan (Manchester United Football Club / England) (Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
(Liverpool Football Club / England) 46th)
Derek
Johnstone (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
John
Neilson Robertson (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Coach:
Alistair MacLeod
Booked:
Gordon McQueen
Team
Captain: Bruce David Rioch
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors:
Northern Ireland:
James
Archibald Platt (Middlesborough Football Club / England)
Bryan
Hamilton (Milwall
Football Club –London / England)
Peter
William Scott (York City Football Club / England)
Christopher
John Nicholl (Southampton Football Club / England)
James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Samuel
Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
David
McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Martin
Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Trevor
Anderson (Petersborough Football Club / England) (William Robert Hamilton (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club –London /
England) 77th)
Gerald
Joseph Armstrong (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
Roland
Christopher McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England) (George Terence Cochrane (Burnley Football
Club / England) 63rd)
Coach:
Robert Dennis ‘Danny’ Blanchflower
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform
Colors:
Date: May 13, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Wales 1-England 3
Venue: Cardiff-Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,698
Referee: Malcolm Moffat (Northern
Ireland)
Goalscorers:
(Wales):
Philip John Dwyer 63
(England):
Bob Latchford 8, Tony Currie 82, Peter Barnes 89
Lineups:
Wales:
1-William
David Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
2-Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
3-Joseph Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
4-Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
5-David Edward Jones (Norwich City Football Club / England) (15-Gareth Davis (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) )
6-Terence Charles Yorath (Coventry City Football Club / England) (14-John Francis Mahoney (Middlesbrough Football Club / England) )
7-Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
8-Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
9-Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
10-Philip John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
11-Michael Reginald Thomas (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
2-Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
3-Joseph Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
4-Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
5-David Edward Jones (Norwich City Football Club / England) (15-Gareth Davis (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) )
6-Terence Charles Yorath (Coventry City Football Club / England) (14-John Francis Mahoney (Middlesbrough Football Club / England) )
7-Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
8-Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
9-Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
10-Philip John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
11-Michael Reginald Thomas (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Coach:
Michael Smith
Team
Captain: Terence Charles Yorath
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks
England:
1-Peter
Leslie Shilton (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
2-Michael
Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
3-Trevor John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club) (6-Anthony Williams Currie (Leeds United Association Football Club) 16th)
4-Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club)
16-Raymond Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
7-Stephen James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club)
3-Trevor John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club) (6-Anthony Williams Currie (Leeds United Association Football Club) 16th)
4-Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club)
16-Raymond Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
7-Stephen James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club)
8-Trevor
John Francis
(Birmingham City Football Club)
9-Robert Dennis Latchford (Everton Football Club-Liverpool) (20-Paul Mariner (Ipswich Town Football Club) 32nd)
10-Trevor David Brooking (West Ham United Football Club-London)
11-Peter Simon Barnes (Manchester City Football Club)
9-Robert Dennis Latchford (Everton Football Club-Liverpool) (20-Paul Mariner (Ipswich Town Football Club) 32nd)
10-Trevor David Brooking (West Ham United Football Club-London)
11-Peter Simon Barnes (Manchester City Football Club)
Coach:
Ronald Greenwood
Team
Captain: Michael Denis ‘Mick’ Mills
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue
Shorts, White Socks
Date: May 16, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: England 1-Northern
Ireland 0
Venue: London - Wembley
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: John Robertson Gordon (Scotland)
Goalscorers:
(England):
Phil Neal 45
(Northern
Ireland): None
Lineups:
England:
12-Raymond
Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
15-Philip George Neal (Liverpool Football Club)
2-Michael Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
4-Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club)
14-Emlyn Walter Hughes (Liverpool Football Club)
7-Stephen James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club)
16-Raymond Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
19-James ‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester United Football Club)
6-Anthony Williams Currie (Leeds United Association Football Club)
18-Anthony Stewart Woodcock (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
15-Philip George Neal (Liverpool Football Club)
2-Michael Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
4-Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club)
14-Emlyn Walter Hughes (Liverpool Football Club)
7-Stephen James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club)
16-Raymond Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
19-James ‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester United Football Club)
6-Anthony Williams Currie (Leeds United Association Football Club)
18-Anthony Stewart Woodcock (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
Coach:
Ron Greenwood
Team
Captain: Emlyn Walter Hughes
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
Northern Ireland:
14-James
Archibald Platt (Middlesborough Football Club / England)
6-James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club / England)
4-Christopher John Nicholl (Southampton Football Club / England)
20-Peter William Scott (York City Football Club / England)
7-Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
12-Bryan Hamilton (Milwall Football Club –London / England)
15-Roland Christopher McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England) (George Terence Cochrane (Burnley Football Club / England) )
10-Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
9-Gerald Joseph Armstrong (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
8-David McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England)
11-Trevor Anderson (Petersborough Football Club / England)
6-James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club / England)
4-Christopher John Nicholl (Southampton Football Club / England)
20-Peter William Scott (York City Football Club / England)
7-Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
12-Bryan Hamilton (Milwall Football Club –London / England)
15-Roland Christopher McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England) (George Terence Cochrane (Burnley Football Club / England) )
10-Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
9-Gerald Joseph Armstrong (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
8-David McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England)
11-Trevor Anderson (Petersborough Football Club / England)
Coach:
Robert Dennis ‘Danny’ Blanchflower
Team
Captain: Bryan Hamilton
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White
Shorts, Green Socks
Date: May 17, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Scotland 1-Wales 1
Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park
Attendance: 70,241
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland):
Derek Johnstone 10
(Wales):
William Donachie (own goal) 90
Lineups:
Scotland:
12-James
Anton Blyth (Coventry City Football Club / England)
13-Stuart
Robert Kennedy (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)
3-William
Donachie (Manchester City Football Club / England)
22-Kenneth
Burns (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
5-Gordon
McQueen (Manchester United Football Club / England) (14-Thomas Forsyth (Rangers
Football Club -Glasgow) 28th)
15-Archibald
Gemmill (Nottingham Forest Football
Club / England)
18-Graeme
James Souness (Liverpool Football Club / England)
10-Richard
‘Asa’ Hartford (Manchester City Football Club / England)
17-Derek
Johnstone (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
8-Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (Liverpool Football Club / England)
11-William
Johnston (West Bromwich Albion Football Club / England) (19-John Neilson Robertson
(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England) 86th)
Coach:
Alistair MacLeod
Booked: Graeme Souness 27
Booked: Graeme Souness 27
Team
Captain: Archibald Gemmill
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
Wales:
1-William
David Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
3-Malcolm
Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England) (14-Nicholas Simon Deacy (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland) 77th)
4-Joseph
Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
5-David
Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England)
6-Leighton
Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
10-Terence
Charles Yorath (Coventry City Football Club / England)
8-John
Francis Mahoney (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
9-Brian
Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
11-Carl
Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
13-Philip
John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
15-Alan
Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Coach:
Michael Smith
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks
Date: May 19, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Wales 1-Northern
Ireland 0
Venue: Wrexham-Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,077
Referee:
Goalscorers:
(Wales):
Nicholas Simon Deacy pen
(Northern
Ireland): None
Lineups:
Wales:
William
David Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Joseph
Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
William
Byron Stevenson (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
David
Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England)
Gareth
Davis (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
John
Francis Mahoney (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
Terence
Charles Yorath (Coventry City Football Club / England) (Michael Reginald Thomas (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered
in English League) )
Brian
Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Carl
Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Philip
John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Nicholas
Simon Deacy (Philips
Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)
Coach:
Michael Smith
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks
Northern Ireland :
James
Archibald Platt (Middlesborough Football Club / England)
Bryan
Hamilton (Milwall
Football Club –London / England)
Peter
William Scott (York City Football Club / England) (Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England) )
James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club /
England)
Christopher
John Nicholl (Southampton Football Club / England)
David
McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Roland
Christopher McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Martin
Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Gerald
Joseph Armstrong (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
Samuel
Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Trevor
Anderson (Petersborough Football Club / England) (George Terence Cochrane (Burnley Football Club / England) )
Coach:
Robert Dennis ‘Danny’ Blanchflower
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform
Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks
Date: May 20, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Scotland 0-England 1
Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park
Attendance: 88,319
Referee: Georges Konrath (France)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland):
None
(England):
Steve Coppell 82
Lineups:
Scotland:
1-Alan
Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club -Glasgow)
13-Stuart
Robert Kennedy (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)
22-Kenneth
Burns (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
14-Thomas
Forsyth (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
3-William
Donachie (Manchester City Football Club / England)
6-Bruce
David Rioch (Derby County Football Club / England) (18-Grame James Souness
(Liverpool Football Club / England) 74th)
7-Donald
Sandison Masson (Derby County Football Club / England) (5-Archibald Gemmill
(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
74th)
10-Richard
‘Asa’ Hartford (Manchester City Football Club / England)
8-Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (Liverpool Football Club / England)
9-Joseph
Jordan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
11-William
Johnston (West Bromwich Albion Football Club / England)
Coach:
Alistair MacLeod
Booked:
Joe Jordan
Team
Captain: Bruce David Rioch
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
England:
12-Raymond
Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
15-Philip George Neal (Liverpool
Football Club)
2-Michael
Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
6-Anthony
Williams Currie (Leeds United Association Football Club)
5-David
Vernon Watson (Manchester
City Football Club)
14-Emlyn
Walter Hughes (Liverpool Football Club) (4-Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United
Football Club) 73rd)
16-Raymond
Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
7-Stephen
James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club)
20-Paul
Mariner (Ipswich
Town Football Club) (10-Trevor David Brooking (West Ham United Football Club-London) 76th)
8-Trevor
John Francis (Birmingham City Football Club)
11-Peter
Simon Barnes (Manchester City Football Club)
Coach:
Ronald Greenwood
Team
Captain: Emlyn Walter Hughes
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
Final
table P W
D L GF GA GD
Pts
1-
England 3 3 0 0
5 1 +4 6
2-
Wales 3 1 1 1
3 4 -1 3
3-
Scotland 3 0 2
1 2 3 -1 2
4-
Northern Ireland 3 0
1 2 1 3 –2
1
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Points
References:
World
Soccer, July 1978
England,
The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
Scotland,
The Team, Author: Andrew Ward
Wizards
and Bravehearts, A History of the Scottish National Side, Author: David Potter,
2004
Official
Match Programme, England v Scotland,
1979
Scotland,
the complete international Football
Record, Author Richard Keir
‘The Auld
Enemy-England v Scotland: The Comprehensive History of More than a Century of
Soccer Rivalry’, Author: Dean Hayes, Published in 1996
Official
Match Programme, England v Hungary,
1978
Official
Match Programme, Wales v England, 1980
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